Mumbai, Feb. 25 -- International Copper Study Group (ICSG) released preliminary data for December world copper supply and demand in its February 2025 Copper Bulletin. Preliminary data indicates that world copper mine production increased by about 2.3% in 2024, with concentrate production increasing by 1.9% and solvent extraction-electrowinning (SX-EW) by 4%. In 2024, global mine production benefited from a recovery from constrained output in 2023 (mainly in Chile and Indonesia) as well as additional production from mine projects ramping up to capacity namely in the D.R. Congo (DRC), Botswana, Mongolia and Serbia. However, these rises were partially offset by declines in a number of other countries, including major producers Canada, Panama, ...